Anyone who followed the three-day BRICS summit in Joburg will undoubtedly agree that it was totally overshadowed by the fierce trade war instigated by US President Donald Trump. This as world leaders from Brazil, Russia, India and China gathered in South Africa,...

For most Chinese people, the Spring Festival is a time to honour family ties, friendships and acquaintances. This is what producers of this year’s Annual Spring Festival Gala on China’s national broadcaster, CCTV, probably had in mind when they agreed to include a...

The removal of South African president Jacob Zuma will be remembered for several reasons. One may be the gap between reality and what reporters, commentators and those who shape the national debate say happened. There have been two South Africa’s over this...

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa – forgive me, President Ramaphosa – is self-evidently a private and reserved human being. Since his decision to contest the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC), he has been the subject of an endless series of “think-pieces”, more...

They called him the teflon president until one day it was no longer true. South African President Jacob Zuma’s last days in office were spent behind closed doors with the man about to usurp him, trying to negotiate a soft exit as head of State, before a defiant...

After almost nine years of successive corruption scandals and a steady erosion of the South African economy, Jacob Zuma on Wednesday night resigned as president in the same manner his predecessor Thabo Mbeki departed public office. Zuma was recalled by the ruling...